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Definition of Retell
1. Verb. Render verbally,. "Retell a story"
2. Verb. Make into fiction. "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"
Generic synonyms: Re-create
Derivative terms: Fiction, Fiction, Fictionalization, Fictionalization
3. Verb. To say, state, or perform again. "They won't retell the story "; "She kept reiterating her request"
Generic synonyms: Tell
Specialized synonyms: Perseverate, Ditto, Dwell, Harp, Interpret, Render, Translate, Paraphrase, Rephrase, Reword, Resume, Sum Up, Summarise, Summarize, Cite, Quote
Derivative terms: Iteration, Iteration, Iteration, Iterative, Reiteration, Reiterative, Repeat, Repetition, Restatement
Definition of Retell
1. v. t. To tell again.
Definition of Retell
1. Verb. To tell again, to paraphrase, to tell something one has read or heard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retell
1. tell [v -TOLD, -TELLING, -TELLS] - See also: tell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retell
Literary usage of Retell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Growing Readers: Units of Study in the Primary Classroom by Kathy Collins (2004)
"•JJ Readers follow the events of the story when they retell. When children sequence
the ... •JJ Readers know how to balance the details when they retell. ..."
2. Lessons in English by Fred Newton Scott, Gordon Augustus Southworth (1916)
"LESSON CXCIV A FABLE TO retell Some larks had a nest in a field of grain. ...
retell the story as it was told by one of the young larks to a neighbor in ..."
3. The Never-Bored Kid Book by Joy Evans, Jo Ellen Moore (2003)
"Cut out the patterns. Fold on the lines and stand up the characters. Use the
characters to retell the story to a friend. ..."
4. Melusine by George Ernle (1908)
"Sweetly they sighed their wooing to retell, Till on their heart-beats such a
quiet fell, ... retell ..."
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